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FRANCIS H. RICHARDS, OF SPRINGFIELD, MASS, ASSIGNOR TO THE AMERI- CANBUTTON FASTENER COMPANY, OF NEWV BRITAIN, CONN.

BUTTON-FASTENER PACKING-CASE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 343,493, dated June 8,1886.

Application filed August 6, 1885.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANCIS H. RICHARDS, of the city of Springfield, inthe county of Hampden, State of Massachusetts, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Button-Fastener Packing-Cases, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to packing cases for the one prong buttonfasteners (and ethers similar thereto) which are shown and described inUnited States Patent No. 3l4,68t, dated March 31, 1885, the object beingto furnish a case adapted to hold them in a row, and from which they maybe conveniently discharged into the magazine of a button fastenersettingmachine.

To this end the invention consists in theimpro'vementshereinafterdescribed and claimed.

in the drawings accompanying and forminga part of this specification,Figure l is a per spective view of a packingcase embodying myimprovements. Fig. 2 isa crosssectional view of the case filled withfasteners. Fig. 3 is aside view, partially in section, otthe same. Fig.4 illustrates the manner of breaking the preferred form of case todischarge the fasteners therefrom into magazine M of abuttonfastener-setting machine.

Similar characters designate like parts in all the figures.

The fasteners above specified, (designated by F,) beingT-shaped,substantially as shown, are adapted to be held by their threepoints viz., the point of the prong 2 and the two Accordingly I make thecase of a triangular cross-sectional form, its three angles 5, 6, and 7corresponding to the aforesaid three points ofthe fastener. The upperwall of the case (see Figs. 2, 3, and 4) has a central longitudinalunder cut or score, 8, dividing it into two parts, 11 12, the sidewalls, 13 let, being joined to the opposite edges of the upper one, andtheir lower edges brought together at 5. A thin cover, 15, is

then pasted over said lower edges or entirely Serial No. 173,776. (Nomodel.)

around the walls to temporarily hold them together, and when it isfilled over the ends of the case, as at l(5,Fig. 3, thereby completingit. Ordinarily the walls are made of common strawboard, reduced inthickness by a scoring out where they join, and the cover ofsome kind ofthin colored paper usually used for covering paper boxes.

To discharge the fasteners into magazine M or elsewhere, the operatortakes the case by the corners l5 and 7 and presses down the middle ofthe upper wall, asin Fig. 4. This forces prongs 2 downward and breaksopen angle 5, which allows side walls, 13 14, to separate and thefasteners to fall.

It will be understood that the covering 15 is used merely as aconvenient means for temporarily securing together walls 18 14 at angle5. \Vhen so employed, said covering need not extend the whole length ofthe case, but at the ends only. Neither isit essentialthata paper pastedon should be used, as a rubber band, asindicated at 18, Fig. 1, placedover the ends will serve about as well. In this event, however, aseparate end stop must be used. This may be ashort block inserted andsecured into the end of the case, as I have shown inanother application.

Having thus described my invention, I claim The improved button-fastenerpacking-case herein described, it comprising an upper wall correspondingin width to the length of a fastener-head, and partially divided by alongitudinal cut on its inner side, two side walls joined to said upperWall by a reduced thickness and brought together at the fastenerpoint,and means, substantially as described, for detachably holdingsaid sidewalls together at their unjoined edges, substantially as set forth, andfor the purpose specified.

FRANCIS H. RICHARDS. lVitnesses:

FRANK H. PIERPONI, ROBERT L. PEGK.

